About the Book
Written by David Rubel in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity and illustrated by Jim LaMarche, "The Carpenter’s Gift" celebrates the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, an American tradition.
Each year, the tree is milled into lumber that Habitat uses to build a simple, decent home. The story of a young boy in Depression-era New York who wishes for a decent home for his family, "The Carpenter’s Gift" shares a lesson about the importance of helping our neighbors.
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Be part of the story
The 2010 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was milled into lumber and has been used in a home built by Habitat Greater Newburgh in New-York’s mid-Hudson Valley.
Parts of the tree that couldn’t be turned into lumber have been used to make special paper for a commemorative bookplate that can be placed inside your copy of "The Carpenter’s Gift". Add this piece of Habitat history to your book.